Jim spends 2 hours on the phone with the I.R.S.. His time may have been wasted but there is a silver lining. Slow season in the Keys gives businesses an opportunity to get new customers. Question: Are you that person that jumps on the sh*t wagon when it goes by or do you try to be your best self in bad situations?

We talk about valuing work correctly. Jim struggles to be original. Some people are obsessed with time.

Clothes make the man, which prompts Jim to wonder why an adult would wear a T-shirt with such a crude message. We talk about man being the Apex Predator. We learn about Scorigami and Barigami.

Are a-holes just people that don't get a good nights sleep? Jim has 3 restless nights in a row. Not everyone gets to celebrate Labor Day. Passionate kissing viewe in a parking lot leads our podcast host to build a narrtive.

Jim starts with an ongoing non-issue that could become an issue while texting support for AT&T. Some people want to know why there are not big retailers in the Florida Keys?

Jim sets up his virtual assitant Marlie in a conversation with Alexa. They are not exactly smooth conversationalist, yet. We talk about what you need to be happy. We ask the question about the question why don't you get a real job.

We send shout out to the people affected by Hurrican Ida. Wage theft is discussed as it pertains to walk-outs and to-go no shows for restaurant employees. Some people are completely cueless when greeting a bartender/server with a "Happy Friday".

Well the title of this episode could be applied to Jim's singing or the topic of our internal monologue. It's slow season in the Keys so we do what we can but what we don't have to do is fret over people's intentions. Our minds do a wonderful job of filling in the blanks many times at our expense.

Jim wants to reappropriate some words that he feels are used incorrectly. Why get offended by the word when its the context that can be hurtful? What are you a dingleberry?

Jim has an answer for anyone who tells you don't get Old. Do you have a better option? I want to get old but want to feel....o.k. if not great. We get introduced to the casual racist. What is the goal of the casual racist?